Portable spreading device



Aug. 16, 1927. 1,639,238

w. P. TARRANT PORTABLE SPREADING DEVICE Filed Dec. 16, 1925 INVENTOR William P Inf/"ant BY I w ifsR-n Patented Aug. 16, 1927.

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Applicationafiled December 16, 1925; Serial No..75,667.

walks. This is usually done by shaking the sand or'other substances from a shovel or similar article but this method results ;in wasting thesand anddepo'siting it unevenly and much time is required to spread the sand; furthermore, stones and pebbles mixed with the sand are spread on the walks.

This invention has for its salient object to provide a simple and practical device for easily and quickly spreading on sidewalks or other surfaces an even, thin coat of sand or like substances.

Further objects ofthe invention will ap pear from the following specification taken in connection with the drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which .7

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a device constructed in accordance with the invention- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a slightly different form of spreading shaft from that shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig 4 shows another shaft.

The invention briefl described consists of a portable spreading evice comprising a receptacle having supporting means or wheels by means of which it can be transported and having a downwardly extending dis charge outlet. A transversely extending feeding member is disposed in the discharge outlet and is adapted tov be rotated by wheels disposed at the ends of the feeding member and adapted to engage the surface on which the sand is to be deposited. A removable screen is. positioned at the top of the receptacle and is mounted to be swung out of the receptacle and a cover is provided for closing the top of the receptacle. The device can be transported to the location where the sand is to be spread and no form of spreading sand will be discharged from the receptacle I unless the wheels carried by the feeding shaft engage the ground or other surface. Further details of the invention will appear from the following description.

In the embodiment of the invention i1:

lustrated there is shown a receptacle. 1O whichflis mounted on a shaft 11 supported by carrying wheels 12. A sleeve or tube 13 surrounds the shaft and prevents the sand from coming into contact with the shaft. 8 I I A screen 15 for sifting the sand is hinged at 16 .to the top of the receptacle and is provided with a flange 17 for supporting the screen on the top .of the receptacle. ,The screen is shown in Fig. I in dash lines swung out of the top ofthe receptacle.

A cover 18 is hinged at 19 to the opposite edge of the top of the receptacle and may be swung to the position shown in dash lines in Fig. 1.

A handle 20 is secured at 21 and 22 to opposite sides of the receptacle.

The receptacle 10 has a. downwardly and rearwardly converging discharge spout 25 which terminates in a discharge outlet 26, the bottom of the receptacle being extended beyond'the outlet as shown at 27. 1

A feeding shaft 30 is mounted in the discharge outlet 26 and has secured to the opposite ends thereof wheels 31 and 32 provided with lugs 33 on the peripheries thereof. The shaft 30 is preferably angular in section and may be square as shown in Fig. 1 or twisted as shown in Fig. 3 at 34 or triangular as shown at 35 in Fig. 4.

When the receptacle is filled with sand sifted by the screen 15, the device can be transported on the wheels 12 to the location where the sand is to be spread. During the transportation of the device, the handle 20 will be raised a sufficient extent to keep the wheels 31 and 32 out of engagement with the ground. WVhen the user desires to spread the sand, the wheels 31 and 32 will be lowered into engagement with the ground and the sand will be spread in a thin, even stream through the discharge outlet by the feed shaft 30. In this manner a large amount of sand can be spread easily and quickly without refilling the receptacle or returning to the source of supply.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularly shown and described, it will belunderstood that the invention is capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may; be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as expressed.

the following claims;

lVhat I claim is:

l. A portable spreading device, comprising a receptacle having a downwardly and r'earWa-rdly extending discharge outlet, an axle extending through said receptacle at the center of gravity thereof and adapted to tiltably support and balance the 331116, supporting Wheels on said axle, a rotatable feeding shaft disposed in and normally closing said discharge outlet, Wheels on the ends of said shaft engageable with the surface on Which the receptacle is supported for rotating said shaft and feeding the contents of the receptacle through the discharge outlet, and a pusher handle attached to said receptacle for moving same along said surface and about said axle.

2. A portable spreading device comprising a receptacle having a downwardly and rearwardly extending tapered discharge spout, supporting Wheels therefor, an axle for said Wheels extending through said receptacle forwardly of the center thereof, whereby said receptacle will be balanced on said axle, a handle fixed to and extending rearwardly from the receptacle whereby said receptacle may be tilted on said Wheels, a feed shaft disposed in the outlet end of said spout and having Wheels secured thereto adapted to rotate said shaft, said feed shaft Wheels being movable into and out of engagement with the ground as the receptacle is tilted.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of December, 1925.

WILLIAM P. TARRANT. 

